Vending-machine.



J. E. PACKARD. VENDING MACHINE.

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J. E. PACKARD.

VBNDING MACHINE.

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J.v E. PACKARD. VENDING MAGHINB. APPLIOATION FILED 1,111.21, 190s.

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JOHN E. PACKARD, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

VENDING-MAG-IINE.

Application led January 21, 1908.

Specification o Letters Patent.

Patented ret. 1e, 1909.

Serial No. 411,973.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, Jol-1N E. PACKARD, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new-and useful Improvements in Vending-Machines, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to that type of vending machines operated by thedeposit of a coin to expel or discharge a single package of the vendiblearticle.

The objects of the invention are to construct a small and compactvending machine especially adapted for use in places of entertaimnent,and which can be located on each seat, if so desired, and be completelyoperative for discharging an article on the deposit of a coin of theproper denomination;

to construct a vending machine with two independent casings, one havinga fixed relation and the other movable on the fixed casing, in suchmanner as to discharge an article in position to be received by thepurchaser; to construct a vending machine formed of two casings, theinner casing having a fixed relation and the outer casing having apivotal support on the inner casing, in such manner as to be movableforward and backward, and in so moving discharge an article to bereceived by the purchaser; to construct a two-casing vending machine,one casing fixed and the other c asing movable, and have the two casingsinclose a vending mechanism operative through the movements of themovable casing; to construct a two-casing vending machine, one casingfixed and the other casing movable, and locating on the fixed casing,within the two casings, a package receptacle and a package support, andlocating on the movable casing, within the two casings, a packagedischarger operating to partially project a package into position to bereceived by the purchaser; to construct a two-casing vending machinehaving inclosed within the casing a receptacle and a support for thepackages and carried by the fixed casing; to furnish the movable casingwith a package discharger and means for locking and unlocking the twocasings and have the discharger operate when the casings are unlocked,to eject a package; to construct a vending machine with two casings, onefixed and the other movable, and locating within the two casings areceptacle and support for the packages, a discharger for a singlepackage, a catch and latch for interlocking the two casings when closed,a trip lever for disengaging the catch and latch, and a coin chute fordepositing a coin on the trip lever and cause the deposited coin todisengage the catch and latch; and to improve generally the constructionand operation of the several elements entering into the formation of thevending machine as a whole.

The invention consists in the features of construction and combinationsof parts hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings illustrating the invention Figure l is a perspectiveview, on a reduced scale as compared with the remaining figures, showingthe vending` machine closed; Fig. 2 an elevation of the fixed casingwith the upper portion broken off, and showing the latch, trip lever andcoin chute of the mechanism for releasing the interlock between the twocasings; F ig. 3 an elevation of the interior of the fixed casing,showing the latch, the trip lever, the coin chute in full lines, andshowing in dotted lines the package receptacle and the support for thepackages; Fig. 4 an elevation, showing the interior of the movablecasing with the parts carried thereby, said parts being a catch, apackage discharger, a receiving shelf for the discharged package, and acoin carrier; Fig. 5 a cross section longitudinally on the lines a-a ofFig. 8, looking in the direction of the arrow, showing the two casingsclosed; F ig. 6 a cross section longitudinally on the lines bo of E ig.3, looking in the direction of the arrow, with the casings closed; F ig.7 a similar view to Fig. G on the same line bho of Fig. 3, looking inthe direction of the arrow, showing the movable casing carried forwardin position to discharge a package; Fig. 8 a similar View to Fig. 6,showing the package partially ejected and in position to be taken by thepurchaser, the package being shown in dotted lines; F ig. 9 a crosssection on line c-c of Fig. 4f, looking in the direction of the arrow;Fig. l0 a cross section on line cZ-CZ of Fig` 3, looking in thedirection of the arrow; Fig. ll a cross section on line cc of Eig. 3,looking' in the direction of the arrow; Fig. 12 a perspective elevationof the package receptacle and the supporting shelf for the packages atthe lower end thereof; Fig. 13 a perspective view of the packagedischarger; Fig. 14 a perspective view of the shelf receiving thedischarged package from the package discharger; and Fig. 15 aperspective view of the trip lever for disengaging the interlockingcatch and latch of the two casings.

The construction shown has the outer casing arranged as the movablecasing, and this casing is made of sheet metal formed into shape to havea front wall 1, side walls 2, one on each side, a top wall 3, and abottom wall 4; and, as shown, the casing is of a rectangular shape ofgreater length than width. The construction shown has the inner casingarranged as the xed casing, and this casing is also made of sheet metalformed into shape to have a rear wall 5, side walls 6, one on each side,a top wall 7, and a bottom wall 8, and the top and bottom walls areinclined downwardly and upwardly respectively, so as to furnish aclearance that will permit the outer casing to be moved fore and" aftfor operating the machine. The outer casing, at the sides, lits closelyagainst the sides of the inner casing, and the length of the innercasing, at the rear, is a trifle less than the length of the outercasing, so as to have the outer casing overlie the inner casing at thesides, top and bottom, as shown in Figs. 5 and G, when the casings areclosed. The outer casing, at each rear corner, has bearings or sockets9, and the inner casing, at the upper rear corner on the inside, has atube 10 for the passage of a pivot rod 11, which rod extends through thebearings or sockets 9 and the tube 10, and furnishes a pivotalconnection at the top and rear for allowing the lower end of the outercasing to be moved forward and backward, or in and out in use.

A package receptacle is located within the interior of the two casings,and, as shown, is ixedly attached to the rear wall of the inner casing.This package receptacle, as shown, is made of sheet metal formed intoshape to have a rear wall 12, side walls 13, one on each side, andstrips 14 at the front with a space between the strips; and each strip,at the lower' end, projects below the end proper of the receptacle, soas to furnish stops 15 for retention of the package in the chamber' 16of the receptacle. The top wall 7 of the inner casing is cut away asshown in Fig. 3, so as to furnish an opening 17 for filling the chamber16 of the package receptacle with the articlesl to be vended. It ispreferred to make the walls of the two casings and of the packagereceptacle of sheet metal, but the casings and the package receptaclecould be made of cast metal, or other material, if so desired. Thepackage receptacle, in the arrangement shown, is attached to the rearwall of the inner casing by angle brackets 18 rearwardly extending fromthe rear wall of the receptacle, and having, in

screws, or other fastening means, and, as shown by dotted lines in Fig.3, the opposite side of the package receptacle has an ear 18 1 and ascrew 19l for attaching that side of the package receptacle to the rearwall of the inner casing; The construction shown has the rear wall ofthe package receptacle cut away on each side so as to form a neck orstrip 20, which neck or strip is con-V tinued with a horizontal andvertical extension 21 to furnish a support and backing for the lower endof the package receptacle. A support 22 is located below the packagereceptacle a sufficient distance for the lowermost package to restthereon, and for the next succeeding package to abut at its forward sideagainst the stops 15 and prevent the withdrawal of only the lowerinostpackage. This support 22, in the form shown, is rectangular in crosssection, with top, bottom and side walls, but could be of otherformation in cross section, so long as a support is furnished, for thelowermost package to rest thereon in position to be discharged. Thesupport 22, as shown, is mounted on a bracket shelf 23 having ahorizontal and a vertical portion, and the vertical portion, as shown,has holes 211 for the passage of screws, or other fastening means, bymeans of which the bracket and the extension or strip 21 of the packagereceptacle are attached to the rear wall of the inner casing. Theconstrue tion shown has the package discharger attached to and movablewith the outer casing. This discharger, in the form shown, has side lugs25 inwardly projecting from the rear end of side arms 26 rearwardlyextending from a front cross bar 27, so as to leave an open space,between the lugs, the side bars and the cross arm or bar, of the properdimensions to receive thereinto a package resting on the package support2Q, for the lugs to engage the rear edge of the package, and with theforward movement of the outer casing draw the lowermost package out tobe discharged. The cross bar or arm 27 is attached to the front wall ofthe outer casing on the inside by screws or rivets 2S, so as to have thedischarger, as a whole, move with the outer casing. A cross bar Q9 islocated below the cross bar or arm 2?, and is of greater width than thecross bar or arm 27, so as to furnish a shoulder or rest for the forwardedge of the package and hold the package at the forward edge againstdropping, until the discharger has carried the caught package to theposition where the package will drop in front of the fixed support atthe lower end of the package receptacle, and in withdrawing a packaget-he next higher package is supported by the lugs against dropping downuntil the caught package has been fully discharged and the dischargerhas been one member, holes 19 for the passage of returned to normalposition for theV next package to drop into the space between the lugsand arms of the discharger, so as to rest on the support 22 in positionto be withdrawn by the next forward movement of the discharger.

The caught and discharged package drops from the discharger when clearof the support 2Q, onto a shelf, also attached to and n'iovable with theouter casing. This shelf, as shown, has side plates or walls 30 and abottom plate or wall 31, and is opened at the front and rear as shown inF ig.l 14, so as to permit the caught package resting on the shelf orbottom 3 to abut at its rear edge against the front face of the support2Q, and be shoved outwardly, with the return of the outer casing tonormal position, as shown in Fig. S, to be received by the purchaser.The shelf or bottom 3l, at the forward side, has a downturned tiange 32,by means of which, and suitable screws or rivets 33, the shelf isattached to the inside of the front wall of the outer casing in positionto be in alinement with an opening 34, formed in the front wall of theouter casing and through which the package is projected, with the returnof the outer wall and the discharging mechanism attached thereto tonormal position.

The discharging mechanism should be maintained against return to normalposition until the limit of the forward throw of the outer casing hasbeen reached so as to project the package, and for this purpose, in thearrangement shown, a bar 35 is attached to one of the side walls orplates of the shelf, as shown in Fig. 14, and this bar has, on its upperface, a ratchet 36 the teeth of which are engaged by the acting end of areversible pawl 37, mounted on a pivot 38 inwardly projecting from oneside wall of the inner casing, as shown in Fig. 2. This pawl is areversible one and operates automatically so as to present an engagingface, against the return of the discharger until the full forwardmovement of the outer casing has been completed; and, as shown, thereversing of the pawl 37 is automatically performed by a spring 39, oneend of which is attached to the upper end of the pawl and the other endof which is attached to a pin 40, inwardly extending from the side wallof the outer casing', as shown in Figs. 2 and 3.

The outer casing, after withdrawal to the limit of its forward movement,should be returned to normal position, with the discharger or ejectorcarried thereby; and for this purpose, in the arrangement shown, acoiled spring 41 is utilized, one end of the coiled spring entering'into an eye or loop 42 on the inner face of the outer wall of themovable casing, and the other end of the coiled spring' entering into aneye or loop 43 on the inner face of the fixed casing or the continuationof the neck of the package receptacle, as shown in Figs. G and 7. rlhisspring is contracted, when the two casing's are in closed relation, andis expanded and under tension, when the outer casing is swung forward,as shown in Fig. 7 and the tension is sufficient to return the outercasing to normal position, with a release of the pull thereon, as shownin Figs. 7 and 8. A stop 44 is attached to the under face of the bottom8 of the fixed casing, in the construction shown, which stop is locatedand arranged to engage, the upper face of the bottom 4 of the movablecasing and limit the forward movement of such outer casing in ejectingor discharging the package.

The two casings should be interlocked, when in their closed position,and incapable of separation until a coin of the proper denomination hasbeen deposited. The interlock shown has a catch forming one member,which catch is in the shape of a bar or arm 45 having a flange or ear 46at its forward end, by means of which and suitable screws or rivets 47the catch is attached to the inner face of the front wall of the outercasing, so as to move with the outer casing. The rear end of the arm orbar 45 has therein a notch or recess 48 to be engaged by the latch ofthe interlock; and as shown, to facilitate the passage of the catchmember of the interlock to receive the latch member thereof, the extremerear end of the arm or bar 45 has a rounded corner edge 49, whichpermits the ready passage of the catch underneath the latch of theinterlock. The latch member of the interlock, in the arrangement shown,consists of an arm or plate 50, mounted at its fixed end on a pin orpivot 51, projecting out from a boss or head 52 attached to the rearwall of the inner casing, and the arm or plate 50 is held on the pin orpivot 5l by a washer 53, or in other suitable manner. rJlhe arm or plate50 has its free end in position to pass over the rear end of the catchmember of the i11- terlock and drop into the notch 4S, when the twocasings are closed, as shown in Fig. 6. An arm 54 extends from thepivoted end of 4the hitch member of the interlock, and the outer end ofthis arm 54 enters a slot between ears 55 on the arm or member 56 of abell crank lever, as shown in Figs. 2 and rihe member or arm 56 of thebell crank lever joins the arm or member 57 of such le ver, and thelever, as a whole, constitutes a trip lever for the latch member of theinterlock. The lever 56 and 57, as a whole, is mounted on a pin or pivot58, extending out from a boss or head 59 secured to the rear wall of theinner casing; and the arm or lever is held on the pin or pivot 58 by awasher 60 or otherwise. The downward movement of the arm or member 57 ofthe trip lever carries the arm or member 56 thereof laterally, and suchlateral movement carries the arm 5A downwardly, raising the free end ofthe arm or plate 50 and disengaging the latch member from the catchmember of the interlock. A spring Gl serves as the means for throwingthe latch into engaging position, and the body of this spring passesunder a stop or pin G2, and its upper end 63 engages with the boss orhead 59, and its lower end G4 is turned so as to engage a shoulder 65 onthe latch member of the interlock, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, so that,with the upward movement yof the latch, the spring Gl will be placedunder tension, which tension is sufficient to return the latch intoengagement with the catch with the dropping of the coin from the arm ormember 57 of the trip lever. A keeper 66 on an ear 67, attached by ascrew 68, or otherwise, to the rear wall of the inner casing holds theacting end of the latch so as to have a direct line play or movement,and a keeper (39, attached by screws 70, or otherwise, to the rear wallof the inner casing, holds the arm or member 57 of the trip lever so asto have a direct line play or movement.

The bar or member 57 of the trip lever, in the form shown, has an upwardbend 7l adjacent to its outer or free end; and the outer or free end 7 2of this arm or member of the trip lever has a rearwardly extending lugor projection 73 and a forwardly extending lug or projection 74, whichfurnish a stop and support and a rest for the deposited coin, and bywhich the weight of the coin will carry down the outer or free end ofthe arm or member 57 of the trip lever and cause the arm or member 56 ofsuch lever to act and elevate or raise the acting end of the latch 50and disengage such end from the notch 48 in the arm or bar l5 of thecatch member of the interlock between the two casings when closed.

A coin chute (5 is employed for depositing the coin on the outer or freeend of the trip lever', and this coin chute 7 5, as shown, is formedwith a back or rear wall 76, side walls 77, and front strips 7 8 on eachside, with a space between the strips, so as to furnish a passageway 79for the descent of the coin. The coin chute, as shown, is attached tothe rear wall of the inner' casing by brackets or ears 80 and screws 8l,or otherwise, so as to have the proper relative position to deposit thecoin on the outer or free end of the trip lever, as shown in Fig. 2. Thecoin chute, at its lower end, has a closed casing 82 with a curved underface 83, and with an interior chamber or passage in alinement with thepassage 79 of the body of the coin chute, and the upper end of the bodyof the coin chute has a closure S4 with a neck 85, the walls of whichsurround the passage i-n communication with the passage 7 9 of the bodyof the chute, and with a slot or opening S6 through the top walls of thetwo casings, shown in Fig. l, which passage allows a coin of the properdenomination to be entered into the closure at the upper end of the bodyof the coin chute and descend in the passage of the body of the coinchute to rest upon the outer or free end of the trip lever.

The deposited coin, after operating the trip lever and raising thelatch, is to be removed from its rest on the outer or free end of thetrip lever, and for this purpose a coin carrier S7 is provided in theconstruction shown. This coin carrier S7, as shown, has an inner chamberor recess to remove the coin, from the outer or free end of the triplever, as the outer casing is moved forward and the carrier is located,when in normal position, below and in line with Ythe discharge end ofthe coin chute, so that the deposited coin will pass through the chamberor recess of the carrier S7 and rest on the outer or free end of theltrip lever and be held in the coin carrier, resting on the outer orfree end of the trip lever. The coin carrier 87 is supported by an armor bar 88, having, at its rear end, an ear S9, by means of which and ascrew 90, or otherwise, the coin carrier is attached to the inner faceof the rear wall of the movable casing, so that the coin, which is heldin the coin receiver or cradle 87, is withdrawn from engagement with theouter or free end of the trip lever by the forward movement of the coincarrier 87 with the forward movement of the outer casing, and such coinis free to drop from the coin carrier S7, allowing the trip leverto'return to normal position ready for the neXt operation. The coin heldby the coin carrier,

when released from engagement with the outer or free end of the triplever, drops into a coin receiver 91, having on one side an upwardlyextending guard 92 and located at the bottom of the inner casing, asshown by dotted lines in Fig. 3.

The operation will be understood from the foregoing description, butbriefly is as follows: The machine has the two casings separated forfilling the package receptacle with the packages to be vended, and thiscan be done by removing the pivot pin or rod at the upper end of thecasings, which will allow the upper end of the casings to be opened atthe top for inserting or depositing the packages in the receptacle.After the receptacle has been filled with the packages, the two casingsare pivotally united at the top by inserting the pivot rod or pinthrough the bearings therefor in the two casings, and the two casingsare interlocked by the engagement of the catch and the latch, making themachine ready for use. A coin of the required denomination is droppedinto the coin chute, through the slot or opening 86 and descends throughthe coin chute and the coin cradle or receiver 87 to strike or engagethe outer or free end of the trip lever. The weight of the coin restingon the outer or free end of the trip lever is sufcient to depress suchend, moving the arm or member 56 of the trip lever laterally to act onthe arm 54 and disengage the latch from the catch, breaking theinterlock between the two casings. The purchaser, by taking hold of theouter casing at the lower end, can swing such casing forward, and in sodoing the bottom package, resting on the shelf 22 and within the spaceof the injector or discharger, will be drawn forward clear of theforward edge of the shelf 22 and drop onto the receiving shelf, restingon the bottom 3l of such shelf, and the package thus caught will becarried forward with the forward swing of the outer casing. he limit ofswing forward of the outer casing is one to bring the rear side of thepackage clear of the front edge of the shelf Q2, so that the purchaser,by releasing the outer casing, allows the spring 41 to act and returnthe outer casing to its normal position; and, with such return of thecasing, the deposited package will be pushed out through the opening34tin the front wall of the outer casing and into position to be graspedby the purchaser and removed. The return of the outer casing to normalposition brings the operating parts into normal position for the triplever to be engaged by the next deposited coin and have the operationjust described repeated, and the. operations can be continued until thepackage receptacle has been emptied of the contained packages, and whenthis is the case the casings can be separated or opened and the packagereceptacle again lilled ready for operation. The caught coin, as theouter casing is swung or advanced forward, drops from the coin cradle orcarrier into the receptacle therefor, or any suitable place of deposit.

he vending machine of the present invention, preferably, is of smallcapacity and is more especiallyV designed or intended for use on theseats of theaters, halls and other places of public assembling; and isto be placed in position so as to be readily accessible to the occupantof a seat for the occupant to deposit a coin of the proper denominationand receive in return therefor the vended article; and the essentialfeature of the invention is two casings, one having a liked relation andthe other movable, and inclosing within the two casings a vendingmechanism, operated by the movements of the movable casing to dischargea package.

What l claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a vending machine, the combination of two companion casings, onecasing consisting of a rear wall, side walls, one on each side, a topwall and a bottom wall, and the other casing consisting of a front wall,side walls, one on each side, a top wall and a bottom wall. the sidewalls of the two casings closely fitting one into the other, one casinghaving a fixed relation and the other casing pivoted at its upper end tothe fixed casing and having a swinging fore and aft movement from itspivotal attachment, and a vending mechanism inclosed within the casingand operative to discharge a package from the swinging movement of themovable casing, said vending mechanism including a stationary receptacleand a bottom support for the to-be vended packages, both located on theiXed casing, a package receiver and dropper and a shelf for the droppedpackage, both carried by the swinging casing, substantially asdescribed.

2. In a vending machine, the combination of two casings, one casingconsisting of a rear wall, side walls, one on each side, a top wall anda bottom wall, and the other casing consisting of a front wall, sidewalls, one on each side, a top wall and a bottom wall, the side walls ofthe two casings closely fitting one into the other, one casing xed andthe other casing pivotally attached at its upper end and movable foreand aft at its lower end on the fixed casing, and a vending mechanisminclosed within the two casings and operative to discharge a packagefrom the swing of the movable casing, said vending mechanism comprisinga stationary rccep` tacle for the to-be vended packages, a supportlocated below the lower end of the package receptacle with a space ofthe thickness of a package between the end of the package receptacle andthe support, both the package' receptacle and the support attached tothe rear wall of the fixed casing, a package receiver and dropper havingan open center to receive and drop a package, and a shelf located belowthe package receiver and dropper with a space between the two of thethickness of the dropped package, the package receiver and dropper andthe shelf, both carried by the movable casing, substantially asdescribed.

3. In a vending machine, the combination of an outer movable casingconsisting of a front wall, side walls, one on each side, a top wall anda bottom wall, an inner fixed casing consisting of a rear wall, sidewalls, one on each side, a top wall and a bottom wall, the side walls ofthe outer casing fitting closely over and against the side walls of theinner casing and the top wall of the outer casing pivotally connectedwith the top wall of the inner casing at the rear edge, for the lowerend of the outer casing to swing fore and aft, and a vending mechanisminclosed within the casing and operative to withdraw a package with theoutward movement of the lower end of the outer movable casing and todrop and discharge a package with the inward movement of the lower endof the outer movable casing, substantially as de` scribed.

4l. In a vending machine, the combination of an outer movable casingconsisting of a front wall, side walls, one on each side, a top wall anda bottom wall, an inner fixed' casing consisting of a rear wall, sidewalls, one on each side, a top wall and a bottom wall, the side walls ofthe outer casing fitting closely over and against the side walls of theinner casing and the top wall of the outer casing pivotally connectedwith the top wall of the inner casing at the rear edge, for the lowerend of the outer casing to swing fore and aft, a vending mechanisminclosed within tne casing and operative to withdraw a package with theoutward movement of the lower end of the outer movable casing and todrop and discharge a package with the inward movement of the lower endof the outer movable casing, said vending mechanism comprising astationary receptacle for the to-be vended packages, a bottom supportbelow the lower end of the package receptacle with a space correspondingto the thickness of a package between the lower end of the receptacleand the bottom support, and means carried by the movable casing andadapted to receive, drop and discharge a package with the forward andbackward swing of the movable casing, substantiallyr as described.

5. In a vending machine, the combination of an outer movable casingconsisting of a front wall, side walls, one on each side, a top wall anda bottom wall, an outer fixed casing consisting of a rear wall, sidewalls, one on each side, a top wall and a bottom wall, the side walls ofthe outer casing tting closelj,7 over and against the side walls of theinner casing and the top wall of the outer casing pivotally connectedwith the top wall of the inner casing at the rear edge, for the lowerend of the outer casing to swing foreV and aft, a vending mechanisminclosed within the casing and operative to withdraw a package with theoutward movement of the lower end of the outer movable casing and todrop and discharge a package with the inward movement of the lower endof the outer movable casing, said vending mechanism comprising astationary receptacle for the to-be vended packages, a bottom supportbelow the lower end of the package receptacle with a space correspondingto the thickness of a package between the lower end of the receptacleand the bottom support, an open receiver and dropper into which apackage is entered from the package receptacle to be withdrawn anddropped, and a shelf below the package receiver and dropper with a spacebetween the two of the thickness of a package for the dropped package onthe shelf to engage the bottom support below the package receptacle andbe discharged with the return of the movable casing to normal position,substantially as described.

6. ln a vending machine, the combination of two companion casings onecasing closely fitting into the other, one casing having a fixedrelation and the other casing having' a swinging movement fore and aftat its end on the fixed casing, a package receptacle carried by theiiXed casing, a lixed Vpackage support below the discharge lower end ofthe package receptacle on the fixed casing, a discharger for a singlepackage and carried by the movable casing, a shelf on the movable casingand receiving the package from the discharger and enacting with the xedpackage support to partially project the package through an openingtherefor in the front of the movable casing, substantially as described.

7. ln a vending machine, the combination of two casings, one casingconsisting of a rear wall, side walls, one on each side, a top wall anda bottom wall, and the other casing consisting of a front wall, sidewalls, one on each side, a top wall and a bottom wall, the side walls ofthe two casings closely fitting one into the other, one casing fixed andthe other casing pivotally attached at its upper end and movable foreand aft at its lower end on the fixed casing, a vending mechanism inclosed within the two casings and operative to discharge a package fromthe swing of the movable casing, said vending mechanism comprising astationary recepta` cle for the to-be vended packages, a support locatedbelow the lower end of the package receptacle with a space of thethickness of a package between the end of the package receptacle and thesupport, both the package receptacle and the support attached to thewall of the fixed casing, a package receiver and dropper having an opencenter to receive and drop a package, a shelf loca-ted below the packagereceiver and dropper with a space between the two of the thickness ofthe dropped package, the package receiver and dropper and the shelf bothcarried bythe movable casing, and a spring located below the support andshelf of the two casings and conecting the movable casing with the fixedcasing for returning the movable casing to normal position after eachdischarging operation, substantially as described.

8. ln a vending machine, the combination of two casings, one casingconsisting of a rear wall, side walls, one on each side, a top wall anda bottom wall, and the other casing coiisisting of a front wall, sidewalls, one on each side, a top wall and a bottom wall, the side walls ofthe two casings closely fitting one into the other, one casing fixed andthe other casing pivotally attached at its upper end and movable foreand aft at its lower end on the fixed casing, a vending mechanisminclosed within the two casings and operative to discharge a packagefrom the swing of the movable casing, said vending mechanism comprisinga stationary receptacle for the to-be vended packages, a support locatedbelow the lower end of the package receptacle with a space of thethickness of a package between the end` of the package receptacle andthe support, both the package receptacle and the support attached to therear wall of the fixed casing, a package receiver and dropper having anopen center to receive and drop a package, a shelf located below thepackage receiver and dropper with a space between the two of thethickness of the dropped package, the package receiver and dropper andthe shelf, both carried by the movable casing, and a stop depending fromthe bottom of the fixed casing and adapted to be engaged b v Vthe innerface of the bottom of the movable casing for limiting the advance of themovablecasing, substantially as described.

9. In a vending machine, the combination of a casing consisting of afixed section open at the front and a forward and backward movablesection open at the rear, the side walls of the two sections closelyfitting and engaging one with the other the depth of the casing whenclosed, and the movable section mounted on and inclosing the fixedsection, and a vending mechanism inclosed within the casing, saidmechanism composed of a member containing the to-be vended packages,said member having a cross opening at the bottom exposing for withdrawalthe lowermost one of the packages, and a member entering into the bottomopening of the first named member and receiving thereinto said lowermostpackage for withdrawing and dropping said package with the forwardtraverse of the movable section of the casing for said dropped packageto be discharged by and from the rearward traverse of the movablesection of the casing, substantially as described.

l0. in a vending machine, the combination of a casing consisting of afixed section open at the front and a forward and backward movablesection open at the rear, the side walls of the two sections closelyfitting and engaging one with the other the depth of the casing whenclosed and the movable section mounted and bodily movable on andinclosing the xed section, and a vending mechanism inclosed within thecasing, said mechanism composed of a member containing the to-be vendedpackages, said member having a cross opening at the bottom adapted toexpose the lowermost one of the packages, and a member entering thebottom 'opening of the first named member and receiving thereinto saidlowermost package for withdrawing and dropping therefrom the saidpackage with the forward traverse of the movable section of the casing,for said dropped package to be discharged by and from the rearwardtraverse of the movable section of the casing, substantially asdescribed.

ll. in a vending machine, the combination of a casing consisting of afixed section open at the front and a forward and backward movablesection open at the rear,the side walls of the two sections closelyfitting and engaging one with the other the depth of the casing whenclosed and the movable section mounted and bodily movable on andinclosing the fixed section, a stationary package receptacle on onesection of the casing said receptacle having a cross opening at thebottom adapted to expose the lowermost one of the packages at its lowerend, a package receiver and dropper on the other section of the casing,said receiver and dropper entering the bottom opening of the packagereceptacle for receiving, withdrawing and dropping said lowermostpackage in the receptacle with the forward movement of the movablesection of the casing and means carried by the two sections of thecasing and operative to discharge the dropped package by and from thereturn movement of the movable section of the casing, substantially asdescribed.

l2. In a vending machine, the combination of a casing consisting of afixed sectinn open atthe front and a forward and back Yard movablesection open at the rear, the side walls of the two sections closelyfitting and engaging one with the other the depth of the casing whenclosed and the movable section mounted and bodily movable on andinclosing the fixed section, a stationary package receptacle on onesection of the casing and adapted to expose a package at its lower end,a support below the package receptacle and spaced apart therefrom toexpose the lowermost package in the receptacle between the lower end ofthe receptacle and the snpport, a package receiver and dropper adaptedto receive and drop the exposed lowermost package between the supportand package receptacle, and a shelf below the package receiver anddropper and on which the dropped package rests to be discharged with thereturn movement of the movable section of the casing, substantially asdescribed.

13. In a vending machine, the combination of a casing consisting of twocompanion sections closely fitting one into the other, one sectionhaving a fixed relation and the other section having a bodily movementfore and aft on the fixed section, a stationary package receptacle and apackage support on the fixed section of the casing, a discharger for asingle package carried by the movable seclOO tion of the casing, and ashelf on the movable casing receiving the package from the dischargerand coacting with the fixed package support to partially project thepackage through an opening therefor iii the front of the movable sectionof the casing, substantially as described.

14. In a vending machine, the combination of a casing formed of twocompanion sections, one section constituting the body and the othersection the cover of the casing, the body section having a fixedrelation and the cover section having a bodily movement fore and aft,and the two sections forming a casing with a front wall, a rear wall,duplicate side walls fitting one into the. other and duplicate top andbottom walls with a space between the top and bottom 'walls to permit ofthe bodily movement of the cover section, and a vending mechanisminclosed within the casing, said mechanism composed of a packagereceptacle open at its lower end to expose a package, a package receiverand dropper, and means operative with the backward movement of the coversection of the casing to discharge the dropped package, substantially asdescribed.

15. In a vending machine, the combination of a casing formed of twocompanion sections, one section constituting the body and the othersection the cover of the casing, the body section having a fixedrelation and the cover section having a bodily movement fore and aft,and the two sections forming a casing with a front wall, a rear wall,duplicate side walls fitting one into the other and duplicate top andbottom walls with a space between the top and bottom walls to permit ofthe bodily movement of the cover section, a vending mechanism inclosedwithin the casing, said mechanism composed of a package receptacle,asupport below the lower end of the package receptacle, with a spaceabove the support exposing the lowerinost package in the receptacle, apackage receiver and dropper having an open center adapted to receivethe lowermost package in the package receptacle and drop the same, andmeans for discharging the dropped package on the return movement of thecover section of the casing, substantially as described.

16. In a vending-machine, the combination of a casing fo med of twocompanion sections, one section constituting the body and the othersection the cover of the cas-V ing, the body section having a fixedrelation and the cover section having a bodily movement fore and aft,and the two sections forming a casing with a front wall, a rear wall,duplicate side walls fitting one into the other and duplicate top andbottom walls with a space between the top and bottoni walls to permit ofthe bodily movement of the cover' section, a vending mechanism inclosedwithin the casing, said mechanism composed of a package receptacle, asupport below the lower end of the package receptacle, with a spaceabove the support exposing the lowermost package in the receptacle, apackage receiver and dropper having an open center adapted to receivethe lowerinost package in the package receptacle and drop the saine, ashelf located below the package receiver and dropper with a clearancefor a package between the two, said shelf coacting with the supportbelow the lower end of the package receptacle for discharging a packagewith the return movement of the cover section of the casing,substantially as described.

17. In a vending machine, the combination of a casing formed of twocompanion sections, one section constituting the body and the othersection the cover of the casing, the body section having a fixedrelation and the cover section having a fore and aft movement, astationary package receptacle on the fixed body section of the casing, afixed package support below the discharge lower end of the stationarypackage receptacle, and means carried by the movable cover section ofthe casing for discharging a package with the fore and aft movement ofthe movable cover section of the casing,

substantially vas described.

18. In a vending machine, the combination of a casing formed of twocompanion sections, one section constituting the body and the othersection the cover of the casing,

the body section having a fixed relation and the cover sect-ion having afore and aft movement, a stationary package receptacle on the fixed bodysection of the casing, a

fixed package support below the discharge lower end of the stationarypackage receptacle, a discharger for a single package carried by thecover section of the casing, and a shelf on the cover section of thecasing and receiving the package from the discharger,

and coacting with the fixed package support to partially project thepackage through anA opening therefor in the front of the movable coversection of the casing, substan-V tially as described.

19. In a vending machine, the combination of two casing sections, onesection having a fixed relation and consisting of a rearwall, a wall oneach side, a top wall and a bottom wall, and the other section movableon the fixed section and consisting of a front wall, a wall on eachside, a top wall and a bottom wall, the side wa-lls'of the two sectionsclosely and snugly fitting one into and against the other, and the topand bottom walls having a clearance to permit the movable section toswing fore and aft at its lower end of the fixed section, a packagereceptacle, a package support located below the package receptacle, apackage receiver and dropper, and a shelf located below the packagereceiver and dropper, the receptacle, package support, package receiverand dropper and shelf constituting a vending mechanism located andoperating within the casing to discharge a single package with eachcomplete forward and backward throw of the movable section of thecasing, substantially as described.

20. In a vending machine, the combination of two casing sections, onesection having a xed relation and consisting of a rear wall, a wall oneach side, a top wall and a bottom wall, and the other section movableon the fixed section and consist-ing of a front wall, a wall on eachside, a top wall and a bottom wall, the side walls of the two sectionsclosely and snugly fitting' one into and against the other, and the topand bottom walls having a clearance to permit t-he movable section toswing fore and aft at its lower cnd on the fixed section, a packagereceptacle, a package support located below the package receptacle, apackage receiver and dropper, a shelf located below the package receiverand dropper, the receptacle, package support, package receiver anddropper and shelf constituting a vending mechanism located and operatingwithin the casing to discharge a single package with each completeforward and backward throw of the movable section of the casing, and alocking means for the two sections of the casing, adapted to be engagedand hold the two sections closed, and to be disengaged and allow themovable section of the casing to be carried forward and backward forreceiving and discharging a package, substantially as described.

2l. In a vending machine, the combination of two casing sections, onesection having a fixed relation and consisting of a rear wall, a wall oneach side, a top wall and a bottom wall, and the other section movableon the fixed section and consisting of a front wall, a wall on eachside, a top wall and a bottom wall, the side walls of the two sectionsclosely and snugly fitting one into and against the other, and the topand bottom walls having a clearance to permit the movable section toswing fore and aft at its lower end on the fixed sect-ion, a packagereceptacle, a package support located below the package receptacle, apackage receiver and dropper, a .shelf located below the packagereceiver and dropper, the receptacle, package support, package receiverand dropper and shelf constituting a vending mechanism located andoperating within the casing to discharge a single package with eachcomplete forward and backward throw of the movable section of thecasing, and an interlocking means between the two sections of the casingadapted to be engaged and hold the two sections closed, and to bereleased and allow a forward and backward movement of the movablesection of the casing to withdraw and discharge a package, substantiallyas described.

22. In a vending machine, the combination of an outer movable casingconsisting of a front wall, side walls, one on each side, a top wall anda bottom wall, an inner fixed casing consisting of a rear wall, sidewalls, one on each side, a top wall and a bottom wall, the side walls ofthe outer casing tting closely over and against the side walls of theinner casing and the top wall of the outer casing pivotally mounted onthe top wall of the inner casing, for the lower end of t-he outer casingto swing fore and aft, and a vending mechanism inclosed within thecasing and operative to withdraw a package with the outward movement ofthe lower end of the outer movable casing and to drop and discharge apackage with the inward movement of the lower end of the outer movablecasing, substantially as described.

JOHN E. PACKARD.

fitnesses OSCAR IV. BOND, IVALKER BANNING.

